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No disrespect (and I might be wrong), but didn't Terrance Williams leave for the NFL?

I'm sure there's talent behind Ganaway, but I was just speaking about proven commodities. Those guys aren't really proven. Seastrunk has a lot of talent and Salubi had a solid season in 2011, but they're not quite proven IMO.

Florence may not be 10th, but I don't think he can go much higher than 9th at this point. He was 2-6 as a starter in 2009, and only played in one game in 2011 against an awful Tech defense. He could easily move up the list when things get going this fall, but I think at this point he belongs at or near the bottom of the list.

Again, no disrespect,

All in fun. You do a great job and seem to have your head screwed on straight. I assure you I would not do it if I thought it was necessary to curry your favor.

Brian, I like it when you post here. Thanks for doing that.

It'll be interesting to see just how much RGIII's ability to run brought to the Baylor offense.

Teams couldn't slide down against Baylor to take away the zone read to Ganaway because of the threat of getting beat too easily by RGIII on the backside.

With Florence, that threat just isn't there.

The run game is what I suspect will look different next year.

Jones coundnt run the offense at KSU because he doesnt have the wheels. Klein couldnt run OUs offense either with is weak passing skills. So, it really depends on what type of offense you are trying to run. Jones was very good last year, but not great. The offense took a step back big time when Broyles and Whaley got hurt. He still did great. He should be either #1 or #2 on this list. There is not a better passer in the BIG 12 than Jones and he runs a balanced offense, not a spread. Florence should be very high too. The guy is a player and still have plenty of speedy WRs that can catch. Ash? Sorry fellas. The only people he should be ahead of are people that are unknowns.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Well, if the overall quality of QB play in the conference is good to excellent, it would be possible for Ash to have a pretty good season and still rank in the bottom half of the conference.

I frankly don't care how Ash compares to other Big 12 QBs. I simply care that he (or whomever starts at the position) plays well and the Horns win.

Ya'll can keep bitchin or underratin our QB ....we here now...he had a big yr. as a soph. another yr in this system ...yessir..and we have MONSTER receivers coming back...yall's gonna be surprised

Yeah, I don't really follow. Smith is No. 1.

It'll be interesting to see how the jump in competition affects him. Another year with Holgorsen should help, but will it be negated by playing Texas and Oklahoma (etc) instead of Rutgers and UConn (etc)?

You must not have actually read the article, huh?

No one on this board is underrating WVU. Smith is getting his respect here but there are some legit questions about how your team will hold up over the course of a BXII schedule. Personally, I'm very excited to have the Mountaineers in the conference. I think they've been a solid program over the past decade or so and will be an improvement to the strength of the BXII.

Brian,

Appreciate you posting over here. All that speed only has value if the receivers can get open, catch, and hang on to the ball. Without a running threat under center, teams will not have to defend the read option and there will be more defensive pressure on the passing game. It will be interesting to see how the loss of Griffin and Wright affect the Bears offense.

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Iowa State QB is without a doubt better than Ash. No way Ash will move up on this list. Kansas QB will more than likely move ahead. Better hope Swoopes turns out because Brewer is not all what he's cracked up to be. That's an honest opinion.... First one on this post

Not that my opinion is worth all that much, but Ash would no higher than eighth on my list. He may well improve by a lot from last year, but to me it's a stretch To say that he is any better than how he played in the Holiday Bowl, which is adequate at best. His play during the regular season seldom reached that level IMO. Having said that, it is important to remember that true freshmen are rarely more than adequate, so we can hope that he will make some progress in the coming year. I'm just cautious about projecting too much on him.